Following the news of Glenn Jacobs’ Knox County, TN Mayoral win, reporter Travis Dorman noted on Twitter that Jacobs was still wearing a walking boot as of today, due to an injury he sustained prior to WWE Extreme Rules, and Kane joked it was his first “political injury”:
Headed back to the newsroom to write another story but here’s a nugget. Jacobs had a boot on one of his feet. I asked if it was wrestling-related and he said he got tendinitis while door knocking. “That’s my first political injury.”
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— Travis Dorman (@travdorman) August 3, 2018
In related news, below are several Tweets from pro wrestlers resecting to Kane’s win:
Congratulations to my best friend and new #KnoxCountyMayor @GlennJacobsTN . So proud of you pal. You are going to be an excellent Mayor. @KnoxvilleTN is lucky to have you. Great job. Love ya pic.twitter.com/oyp23C5IYI
— Dustin Rhodes (@Goldust) August 3, 2018
Congrats to my friend Glenn for winning the race for Knox County Mayor 👍
Glenn Jacobs, aka WWE pro wrestler Kane, declares victory in Knox County mayoral race https://t.co/A1zx52c9C5 via @knoxnews
— Ricky ‘The Dragon’ Steamboat (@real_steamboat) August 3, 2018
Former WWE head writer Brian Gewirtz Tweeted the following:
In this business EVERYONE has heat with someone… except @GlennJacobsTN. Universally known as one of the classiest, stand-up professionals of all time. Could’ve justifiably killed the writing team at least 14 times but chose not to. Thanks for that and congrats! https://t.co/lUrC6dvF8D
— Brian Gewirtz (@bfg728) August 3, 2018
Below is a clip from Kane’s victory speech, during which Kane exclaims “this professional wrestler got into a no holds barred, last man standing match, and when the bell rung, he was victorious”.
Here’s a clip from his speech. pic.twitter.com/oeA85HefBp
— Travis Dorman (@travdorman) August 3, 2018